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The SEATTLE REPUBLICANVol. VIII., No. 22PASSINGEVENTSOf Men and Things in thePublic Mind.\V ATTK It SOX'S \V A NTS.Blue Grass state, so comes the report, is figuring on capturing thenext presidential nomination oil theDemocratic party. No man in theSouth has gained so much publicnotoriety as Henry Watterson, thenoted editor of the Courier Journal,and, if he has decided to enter therace for the presidential nomination, |he will make it warm for WilliamJennings Bryan and David BennettHill, both of whom are already seeking this partisan honor. To be nominated for president by the Democratic party is nothing more nor lessthan an empty partisan honor, andwill be for years yet to come; nevertheless there are always men who areanxious for such honors, more forthe notoriety that it gives them thanfor the hope that they will ever bepresident of the United States.While Mr. Watterson half-heartedly.supported Mr. Bryan in 1900, he wasin open rebellion against him inlS'.Mi, and as a lesult Kentucky in1896 went overwhelmingly Republican for the first time since the Republican overthrow in 1875. Thisof itself shows that he is an able manand with a powerful following; yea,even dangerous to the success of theDemocratic party, if he elects to oppose its presidential nominees, andthere is no doubt but that he will goto the next national convention witha strong following for the presidential nomination.THOSE) MAMLA OUTBREAKS.Fatal outbreaks in Manila are being frequently reported, in whichquite a few of the insurgents as wellas the United States soldiers arckilled in skirmishes that take placebetween the two. The war in thePhilippines notwithstanding this isquite over, and, as was reported somemonths ago, nothing but guerillawar prevails in those islands. If ourtroops so far forget themselves as toallow the natives to bushwhack themit is their carelessness, rather thanthe natives prowess in war. However, more care should be taken bythe war department and the generalsin command to prevent such massacres as have been reported withinthe past month. The Ninth infantry, a company with a history, wasrecently surrounded ami almost cutto pieces by the natives. An opportunity, however was given to theNinth infantry a few (lays later toattack a company of native-, andthey killed over a hundred of them.not granting any quarters to thewounded, and putting everyonethey could got in reach of to immediate death. This is heartless, crueland unchristian-like, and some step>to prevent a reccurrence of suchshould be taken by the proper authorities.SL'HLKVS TASK RMJIXG.Jt is with a degree of satisfactionthat the public is informed that theSchley court of inquiry is Rearing itsend. What its final decision mil beis problematical, but it is more thanlikely that the court of inquiry willcome no nearer settling the vexedquestion that has been agitating theminds of the public since the memorable battle of Santiago, which resulted in the total annihilation ofthat splendid Spanish fleet thatennie to the American waters for thepurpose of bombarding and destroying American industries, than it hasbeen. The evidence that has beenbrought out is of a contradictory character in every particular.Bchley"s friends testify of his braveryand Sampson's friends of his eo\vtrdice as well as of his total inabilityto command a great naval fleet, ftwill be a hard matter for even aGeorge Dewey as judge advocate todecide who is right, and it is surmised that he will leave the generalpublic to draw its own conclusionsand settle the question as suits itbest.HAW A WAS THERK.The Ohio campaign on the "Republican side of the house openedlast Saturday under most favorableauspices. The "big guns" were allthere, and they were all heard from.Senator Mark Tlanna settled thequestion as to his resignation bothfrom the senate and as chairman ofthe national central committee withthe positive assurance to his admiring thousands that he would doneither. As has been customary onsuch occasions for the past twentyyears, that prince of campaigners, j.P>. Foraker, was also on hand, andspoke as he had never spoken before.The angel of McKinley hoveredI about the entire meeting, and hispoln-y was repeatedly referred to.which produced the wildest enthusiasm every time it was mentioned.Senator Foraker reminded the Democrats of the fact that they seemedto be completely losi for an issue,when their state convention was insession a (V\v days prior, but shouldthey bave wait* d until the presidententertained the noted colored edu| sator at a public dinner, they wouldhave had an issue on which to fighttheir present campaign. He also informed them thai President Roosevelt was a chip of! the old block.and that the policy of the immortalWililam McKinley would be carriedout by the daring and dashing youngpreside!!!, Theodore Roosevelt intoto.PRAISES WASHINGTON STATES.From Atlanta. Ga., come- theConstitution, bearing the glad tidings that ('. [ Wheeler, of the stateof Washington, is being royally received by the people of that section.Mr. Wheeler is one of Washington'smost favored son- and is held in thehighest esteem by every man. woman and child herein. In speaking tothe Constitution for publication, hesaid: -Washington is a great statefor any one with a small capitallooking for a home. There arethousands of acres of governmentland that can lie had for the settling,and stil! other thousands of betterhind that can be bought form therailroads at a nominal figure on longtime payments, with small interest?"all of which is more than true, and itis hoped that Eastern people willread the above statement "with muchprofit to themselves.AMKKH A\S GRBAT STKIK!:S.No class of lawlessness in thiscountry has proven bo destructive toall concerned as labor union strikes.During the past thirteen and a halfyears between January iirst, 1881,and June 30, 1894, the country wasmore or less agitated ail the" timetime tiie open struggles cost both-ides within the neighborhood of$285,000,000. They threw 3,71-4,-W6 persons out of employment, andeach striker lost on an average of$1-1. Had these terrible strugglesresulted in any good on either sidethey might be referred to as valuableLessons for both capital and labor;but neither Bide has gamed anythingtherefrom, which is quite a point infavor of an agreement being reachedbetween capital and labor wherebythe energies of neither side will bewilfully wasted in useless struggleslouring the time mentioned abovethere were actually 15,000 strikesinaugurated, the mosi of which, yeaperhaps 95 percent, of them all utterly failed in their original intention am! purposes.Tiie Seattle Republican needsyour help, your moral influence.The Black Pattl Troubadours areleaded for the coast.Hon. W. R. (iay is still confined.-I his bed.Mrs. Waller Washington and herniece. Miss Nellie Cousins are raiting in Tacoma this week.Mr. ,7. S. Murray lias about completed his new home.The Seattle. Republican and theinter Ocean for $2 per year.Subscriptions for the "ColoredMagazine" published in New York.nil be received at this office.A good solicitor can find employment at this office. Must be honest,sober and trustworthy in every respect.There is no reason why you cannot help The .Republican along bysaying a good word for it where youtrade.REDUCED RATESAre now in effect to Buffalo, NewYork.Do you expect to attend the Pan-American exposition?if so, do not buy your tickets until you have investigated the serviceof the Illinois Central Railroad.Our accommodations are the bestihat can be had, our trains are always on time, our employes courteous and accommodating.1 lirough tourist car.- from Pacificcoast to Boston via Buffalo.I f you will send 15 cents in stampsfo address given below, we will forward you, by return mail, one of ourlarge 34x40-inch wall maps of theUnited States, Cuba and Porto Rico.Any information regarding rates,accommodations, service, time, connections, stop-overs, etc., will becheerfully furnished byR. IT. TRUMBULL,Comi Agt.. 142 Third Street, Tortland, Ore.SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1901BROTHERIN BLACKUnder Critical Eye of Observing Men. .11113 PiIESIDEKT'S GUKST.That part of our country knownas the bouth is badly stirred up atpresent over the tact that Presidentiioosevelt entertained i'rof. BookerT. Washington at a state dinner alew days ago. The Democrats hailing troni mat section say tnat tneywin not hold oiliee under a presidentwho will entertain a "nigger" at anofficial dinner m the White House.That those Southern people are ascrazy as bedbugs has been very apparent for lo tnese many years, butmat they are now in a state of delirium tremens is plain to be seen bytheir actions, as to the entertainment of Mr. Washington by thepresident. They will nold all theoihces they can get their hands on.iiiat is tneir history, whether theoihces come from President Koosevelt or from Booker T. Washington.lien the news was taken to thepresident he shrugged his shouldersand gave his iniormers to understand that "there will be no colorline in my administration, and Mr.Washington will not be the onlyman 01 color that will be entertained as my guest during my incumbency ot the office." Here is a manwith a backbone, regardless of whathe may subsequently do as to hisSouthern policy, liere is a president who will do his duty or die inthe attempt, and of all oi the man'squalifications this is the most commendable one.A I.IiC'MKK TO I'AKhliK,It is surmised by this paper thatJames 15. Parker did not strike downriie slayer of President McKinley inorder to make a public hero aud idolof himself, and, if lie-did do it withthat intention, then The Republicanlias no respect whatever for the man.It was very generally supposed thatParker did what he did as an act ofbravery and heroism, with no ideaof what the future would bring forhim so doing. Since that time, however, if reports be true, Farker is going from town to town in the Eastwinning about somebody trying tosteal the honor from him of savingthe president, which is as puerileami sehoolboyish as anything couldbe. If the public officials are notdisposed to make a golden calf outof Parker and elevate him on a pedestal in the national capital ,there isno good and sufficient reason for a general complainteither on the part of Mr.Parker or the race to which he belongs for not doing so. Parker didhi- duty as a mail and a citizen, lieknows that he did, and the world forthe most part knows and believes it.If that is not honor enough for anygood American citizen, then thewriter has no conception of thewords "good citizen."" That themonster color prejudice played somepan in Parker being lost in theshuffle there is no question, butwinning as much or as long as hewill or may over it will not make hiscase any better, and there is nodoubt but the better thinking classof American people will eventuallydo the right thing by Parker, if inthe meantime, he does not make afool of himself. He did a noble actand is deserving of the highestpraise, but for him to make a public nuisance of himself will make hiscase worse than if lie had never beenfound after he hal struck down theslaver of the president.HELP VOIRSELF FIRST.Much is being said and writtenthroughout the country at presenton the subject "What to Do Withthe Negro F 5 From the standpointof the black man in this country,the question would be far more applicable if it would read, '"What willthe Negro do with himself?" It isnot in the province of one race ofpeople to make positions, places andavocations in life for another distinct race or class of people. Eachrace is expected to shape its owndestinies so as to reap its own richrewards, and while the colored raceof this country is working against:><\<U % nevertheless, its success depends almost solely on its own efforts. The black man must learn todo anything and everything thatcomics to hand, and he must learn todo that with accuracy and dispatch,so as to not only compete, but toeven outstrip any competitor in hisline of business. The man who cando something better than any oneelse, whether he be white or black.red or yellow, is the man that willalways find lucrative employment.Show us the Negro that can surpasseven his white brother in competitive work and we will at once showyou one Negro that is always constantly employed, whether such Negro be in the North, South, East orWest. What are you going to dowith yourself? is the question foreach and every black person in theUnited States to solve.VIRGINIA SCHOOL TEACHERS.Apropos the proposition of thestate of Virginia to disfranchise allof the colored voters therein, reminds the writer that there are atpresent in that state 21,171 coloredmen and women teaching in thepublic school?, and each one of themi holding certificates of proficiency1 mssed upon and issued by the hesteducated white men and women inthe Old Dominion state. Tt is ratherremarkable that in the face of suchan educational status that therewould be a disposition on the partof the white folk of that state to disfranchise men, not so much for lackof education on their part, as on account of the color of their skin. Evidently those people have been making Herculean efforts, to reach thegoal of education, such as is characteristic of the people of this country,and they should be encouraged intheir efforts, rather than reconsigned to a semi-slave condition. Ifwithin three and a half decades 21,--171 colored persons have qualifiedthemselves to hold teachers certificates in Virginia and probably asmany more have as well qualifiedthemselves from an educationalstandpoint to engage in other linesof business, the cry of the Negro heing too ignorant to vote seems to bewholly without foundation. Theremay have been a time when suchwas true, and it may he that thereare quite a few of them still in suchformer condition, but rapid stridesare being made by the members of the race to fit themselves forAmerican citizenship, and the boonshould be granted them in its fullestand freest sense.PROF. (Ol XCIL'S PLEA.Tn an address delivered before thelowa Chautauqua, Prof. W. H.Council, who is n^ of the mostnoted Negro educators in the country, pleaded with his hearers, whowore Caueassins, to not "believe "allcoons look alike to me," and similarcomic songs that are doing the racemuch material harm. 'Let Prof.Council not worry himself, for thewhite folk in this country are justas well aware of the fact that' allNegroes arc not alike as are the Negroes themselves, and they will comepretty nearly picking oiit the badones. Occasionally a good one is apparently overlooked, but, for a general thing, the good colored personsarc singled out by the whites in theNorth, South, East and West, oneand the same, and are honored andrcspctcd by them, and those colored persons who fear that the whitefolk arc inclined to believe that because one colored man is a bad one,all arc. are giving themselves unnecessary trouble. Be good and youwill be found out, never fear.PEKSOXAL.Give the young men a show, Mr.Old Man.Miss Clara Threat is the firstyoung lady of color to apply forstenographic work. She has beentaking a course at Leo's business college and is now ready for business.Mrs. I. M. Sally, of Boslyn, is apatient in the General hospital.While there she will undergo a surgical operation.Eev. G. A. Bailey visited friendsin Seattle last Wednesday. He report- Rev. Collins, who was operatedupon for appendicitis, as on the highway to a speedy recovery.Until further notice the servicesof the A. M. E. church, 1522 Fourteenth avenue, will be as follows:Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m.Sunday school at Ip. m. Preachingat 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting everyThursday evening. Rev. M. Scott,pastor.Persons wishing colored help arerequested to tall upon the pastor ofthe A. M. K. church at 1522 Fourteenth avenue for information. Itwould be well for colored personadesiring the best places to work toalso see the pastor before makingany engagement.Advertisement is coming our wavsimply because advertisers get goodreturns from it.We now have in this Christiancountry over 240,000 saloons, allselilng whiskey by authority of thelaws by the voters of our nation anddifferent states. It is estimated thatour saloons are Bending 96,000 human beings to untimely graves everyyear- j . juLOCALGLEANINGSPointed Paragraphs of LocalImportance.Billy Seaton, the South Seattlemurderer, is doomed to soon shuffleoft! this mortal coil by the roperoute. The supreme court dismissedhis appeal, and there is nothing leftfor him in order to escape the gallows, but seek executive clemency.This the govornor will hardly give,as he has previously declared himself on this point, under no circumstances . what ever to interfere with the orders ofthe court, when one has beengiven a fair and impartial trial andconvicted of the crime of murder inthe first degree. Seatoifs crime wasa dastardly one, but no more dastardly than others that have beencommitted in this county; yea, nomore dastardly than the onecommitted at Franklin, for whichFOUR REP itfh666the murderer was only given a fifteen years' sentence in the statepenitentiary.The Evergreen Literary Societyheld its regular weekly meeting lastWednesday evening, at which amost excellent program was rendered. The church was well filled andeach number on the program was sowell rendered that in every instancean encore was called for. Master Selby's recitation was the hit of thethe evening, and his encore responsewas equally as good as his first piece.Mrs. Daisy Anderson is deserving ofspecial mention for the baritone solothat she so exquisitely rendered.The literary is doing excellent work,and each and every member is to becongratulated for its success. Elaborate prepartions are being made forThanksgiving, as well as Christinasprogram. Rev. Bailey, formerly pastor of the church, was present andspoke words of encouragement to themembers, which were gratefully received.The death of Mrs. Eliza Chavis at:Bes}ye-wfi3 reptrrted this office thefirst part of this week. Mrs. Chavisdied last Saturday after a long illness. At the time of her death shewas in her seventy-ninth year, buthad been quite feeble for many years.Mrs. Chavis, with her only daughter,Mrs. Sarah J. Day, emigrated toWashington in 1893, and for quite awhile they lived in Franklin, butlater she went to live with her granddaughter, Mrs. Cornelia Gibson.They moved to Roslyn, while Mrs.Day went to Portland to live. During her entire life she was an ardentChristian and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Serviceswere held over the remains by Rev.Freeman, of Roslyn."Misther Solomon," erstwhilegovernor of the territory of Washington, but who is now a resident ofSan Francisco and has been formany \ # ears, was visiting Seattle afed days ago and hardly knew hisown, owing to the fact that Seattlehad grown completely beyond hisremembrance. Mr. Solomon was ofthe opinion that Seattle had grownmore rapidly than any city he hadever before visited in his life, andhe thought that its growing qualities were still in a thriving and active condition.During the present week Seattlehas been overrun with school teachers attending the annual institutefor King county. Some of the mostnoted educators of the Northwesthave been present and participatedin the affairs of the institute. BothProfs. Hartranft and Cooper havebeen conspicuous figures in the proceedings of the week and speak inthe highest praise of the work accomplished during that time.The many friends of Miss LauraGibson will he pleased to learn thatshe was married October 17th at herhome in Roslyn to Mr. Lee Sanders.Miss Laura is well and favorablyknown, not only in Seattle, but inFranklin, and to some extent in Tacoma, and, as said above, owing tothe fact that she has married a mostexcellent young man, her manyfriends are doubly pleased to learn ofthe happy event.The editor of the Times is pastmaster of the "soft soap thrower'sunion.*' He is warm in his praise of j"Kuril el" Alden J., and makes itknown by wire, by phone and by freedistribution of his paper. For the'sake of humanity, old man, get 2,000miles beyond the polar circle andi beat a rat-tat-too on the ice for thebalance of the winter.There have been several proofsthis week of a skirmish next spring,when a mayor will be elected. UncleTonunie was looking for somethingassuring in regard to his being aprominent figure, but some of hisfriends told him to wrap his ambitions m the brown paper of experience and lay it away in the archivesof the pawnbroker's shop.Brer Foster's political star willwane in a couple of years. He willkeep the center of the stage but acomparatively short time. You'llpardon The Republican for sayingso, senator, but it's downright gladyou are to go back to Minnesota fortiie rest of your life.Perhaps the editor of the Timeswould like to be United States senator. The '-specter" is chasing thekurnel around with the golden talethat he would make an "ideal" public man.Senator Preston is sitting awakeo" nights planning, planning, planning. This is certain—he is a backnumber, and The Republican consigns him to a place in the bygonecorner.The mighty man in the seat ofthe police court was on the stage inTd Like My Back Salary." Thejudge gave a fair explanation of themoney.I ncie Tommies friends will dowell to call him in. The Republicanmerely makes the above suggestionfor tiie '"deer hunter's" considerationThe University of Washington'sfootball squad couldn't kick a. goalfour weeks. They should lean overin the position that a small boy assumes across his mothes'r lap whenhe is being paddled.The gentleman now playing themayoralty game hasn t enoughtrumps in his hand to take the trickhe has counted on. Next spring hewill devote his time to imposing onThe hold-ups are extending theglad hand of friendship. They showby deeds they are in the city; theylaid what they want and at the righttime.U that Third avenue policemanwould devote less time to the redheaded girl and more to his duty hewould make more needed arrests.Levi Ankeny is very much out ofI place in the Republican party. Hispolitical plumage wouldn't lookvery well on a gridiron warrior.It is the unanimous opinion ofthe sports that the Seattle baseballteam made the world's record—inthe kicking time.It is hinted that Brer Godwin hasa bee or two in hjs political bonnet.He is coaching himself for the fightfor mayor.How many children in the publicschools are un vaccinated? Theboard of health should enforce thelaw.IKar Uncle Tommie is puttinghis political digestion in order, buthis nerves need scraping.Is Gene Way looking for fusion?The Republican doesn't dare to insinuate.Did Uncle Tonmiie ever kill deerout of season? Ask the ranchers ofOrcas island.The Belgian hare craze has beenescorted "away back" by two policemen.Will there be a new depot built atSeattle this century?Mrs. J. E. Hawkins is visiting inPortland this week.Mr. W. W. Perrigo, of Snoqualmie, was down renewing his confidence in The Republican one daythis week.From the registration books itwould appear that there are not verymany voters in Seattle vitally interested in the public school question.Bey. Brice Taylor filled Per.Scott's pulpit last Sunday evening.Mrs. \Y. 11. Henderson leaveswithin the week for an extended visitin the Middle West.(Let it be distinctly understoodthat there is no intention on the partof the editor of this paper to makethis column sectarian in any shape,form or manner. It is his intention,: however, to report religious factswithout venturing an opinion as to1 their advisability one way or theother.—Editor.)Price Five CentsREALM OFRELIGIONAmong the World's Christiansand Quasi Christians.IXGAINLY CHIRCHES.A very general complaint is beingregistered in this country by leadingchurch folk deploring the ungainlyappearance of the various churchedifices and the general lac k of architecture, sculpture, paintings, etc., tobe found on the walls where the congregations are more than able tohave them. It is claimed that evenin Gotham, where the congregationsare able to erect billion-dollarchurches without feeling the expense, this same lack of art and architecture are painfully apparent. Itis claimed by some that if thechurches would study art more andshow better taste in erecting and decorating their churches, there wouldbe more persons in attendance attheir Sunday services.OVKKEDIIATED I'KEAtHEKS.Charles Brodie Patterson is of theopinion that the Christianity taughtand exemplified by the orthodoxChristian churches would never berecognized by its founders; that is tosay, the present generation has so fardeparted from the teachings of JohnWesley, .Martin Luther and the otherfounders ol Protestantism that theywould not recognize the fact werethey to drop into some of the presentday churches, that they were instrumental in setting such a movementinto operation. Of all the drawbackswhich the Christian church has tocontend with he is of the opinionthat the overedueated preacher without any religion whatever is the mostserious one. He claims that they lovelove to pose as broad-minded liberalmen, who seem to talk with greatfearlessness about their disbelief concerning Gideon and the sun standingstill, Jonah and the whale and otherincredible Bible stories, but whododge when a really vital issue isunder discussion. That there is moretruth than poetry in the above assertion, most any one who is a constantchurch attendant can verily testifyto. But is not tin tucked/self-opinionated muodflr to be foundin all professions 'i And is it not impossible for even a church to be entirely free from them, the same asother organizations?— —_lIOKMOMSirs (iKEAT LOSS.In the death of Lorenzo Snow,the fifth president of the Mormonchurch, and the last of the originalsaints, that religious body loses amost active, as well as conscientiousworker. President Snow was anOhioan by birth, having first seen thelight of day at Mantua, Portagecounty, April 3, 181-1. He was converted to the Mormon faith and leftOberlin college in 1836 ,and was ordained an elder by Joseph Smith in1837, since which time he has beenactively engaged in disseminatingMormon doctrines. From 183(5 to1872 he traveled over 150,000 milesfor the church. In 1855 he foundedBrigham city and put in operation, asuccessful co-operative system witha general store, tannery and woolenfactory. In 1892 he was chosenpresident of the twelve, and was likewise made president of the templewhen it was opened, May, 1893. In1898 he was elected to the presidency of the Church of theLatter-Day Saints, made vacantby the death of President Wilford Woodworth. President Snowwas the author of several books onMormonism, among which are "TheItalian Mission,"- "The Way to BeSaved,"' "The Voice of Joseph Liverpool," "The Book of Mormon," and"The Palestine Tourists."'I'KO-MLL(iATI.\Ci TKMI'ERAXCK.During the last week of September the United Kingdom saw thefrom a graveyard, if they workedconsummation of a plan whichbrought together all of the temperance workers of that country. Thenew organization is non-sectarian,and is being successfully operated bythe churches in general for the purpose of encouraging temperanceamong the English people withoutregard to any particular faith or denomination, h is hoped by the moreenthusiastic ones of this organizationthat before the present year expiresthey will be able to add over 1,000,--<»<)() names to the present roll of totalabstainers. All the churches areactively engaged in organizing antidrink organizations, and thus farthey are meeting with most excellentsuccess.Do you know of a young mantrustworthy and reliable that desiresa good job as a solicitor, tell him toapply at this office and talk business.